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Minor league report: Penguins fall to CheckersVideo
Forward Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 home loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Linemate Sam Poulin recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-19-7-1) while forward Austin Rueschhoff contributed a goal. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins have few options with aging Evgeni Malkin
Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, both 36, have prepared to play when they’re 40 since they were 10. Crosby is thusly still one of the NHL’s five best players, and Letang is very good. Their conditioning is insane. Evgeni Malkin didn’t do that. Malkin is 37. He’s aged like a...
A look at the Penguins’ roster as the trade deadline approaches
The NHL’s trade deadline is Friday. Here is a minimally educated guess at which members of the Penguins’ current NHL roster could be traded. All contract information is from Cap Friendly. Probably won’t be traded Noel Acciari, center: Acciari has two years remaining on a contract with a salary cap...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin, Radim Zohorna return as Penguins beat CheckersVideo
Two goals by forward Vinnie Hinostroza led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 home win against the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Sam Poulin recorded three assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-18-7-1) while linemate Radim Zohorna contributed a goal and an assist. Poulin (seven games) and...
Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday. This marked the third transaction in less than 48 hours with Gruden. On Thursday afternoon, he was recalled to the NHL roster only to be returned to the AHL roster approximately 10 hours later. This...
Sizable gap between analytics, results continues to confound Penguins
A lie detector test would be in order for anyone claiming to have predicted that at this increasingly late juncture of the season, an inability to score enough goals would be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Achilles’ heel. From afar, as the Penguins got underway in October, inconsistent goaltending, struggles on the...
Penguins shut out by Kraken, winning streak snapped
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a modest three-game winning streak halted as they were shut out for the third time this season, losing to the Seattle Kraken, 2-0, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Thursday. Kraken goaltender Philip Grubauer unofficially made 33 saves to record his first shutout of the...
Penguins place Bryan Rust on injured reserve, recall then return Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve Thursday afternoon, several hours ahead of their 10 p.m. puck drop in Seattle vs. the Kraken. In a related transaction, fellow forward Jonathan Gruden was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Shortly before the start of Thursday’s game...
U mad, bro?: Backhanded compliments, slaps to the face, fears of Pittsburgh teams slipping into the 1980s
Have you ever heard the phrase “backhanded compliments”? This week’s “U mad, bro?” hits me with a couple of those backhands right across the face. Mark Madden gets one too. So do the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterbacks and Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. At least I’m in good company. Let’s start with...
Big plays from Erik Karlsson something for Penguins to ‘get excited about’
When Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas pulled off a three-team, nine-player trade to acquire defenseman Erik Karlsson in August, he probably had nights like Tuesday in mind. The Penguins were looking to complete a comeback on the road against the Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks when Karlsson alertly kept...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by Royals
Taylor Gauthier made 19 saves on 23 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-0 road loss to the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Wednesday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 20-14-1 as Wheeling (30-20-1-1) was shut out for the second time this season. Highlights: Earlier in...
Goaltending tandems like the Penguins’ Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic are the norm
Patrick Roy doesn’t know why goaltenders don’t routinely play more than 60 games — or even 70 — a season these days. But he knows exactly how he would feel if he didn’t get such a workload were he still strapping on the pads in today’s NHL. “Good question,” Roy...
Tim Benz: Victory in Vancouver may be Penguins’ win of the year. But is the season too far gone for Kyle Dubas?
The Penguins’ overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks had a ton of memorable moments. • The Pens overcame a 2-0 deficit (and some shaky penalty calls) in the first period. • The usually repugnant power play scored on a five-on-three, only to yield a shorthanded goal to J.T. Miller during...
Penguins beat Canucks in overtime for 3rd straight win
A goal by defenseman Erik Karlsson at 1:41 of overtime gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 comeback win against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday. The victory extended a winning streak to a modest three games for the Penguins (27-21-8, 62 points) as they...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust out week-to-week with upper-body injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins, still feeling the sting of losing top winger Jake Guentzel to injury, received more bad news Tuesday afternoon as coach Mike Sullivan informed reporters in Vancouver that forward Bryan Rust is out week-to-week with an unspecified upper-body injury. Guentzel, currently on long-term injured reserve, is unable to...
Looking at each challenge within the Penguins’ crucial 4-game western road swing
For as enjoyable as Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers was, the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t be able to count on scoring seven goals every night moving forward. But, for the offensively challenged Pens, knowing they’ve got that club in their bag may certainly come in handy for the rest of...
Tim Benz: Reason to hope Penguins’ manic win over Philadelphia resonates before trade deadline
As manic as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ (60 points) 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers (67 points) was Sunday, it’s precisely the kind of win the Penguins needed to have. It was a win over a hated rival. It was two points gained on the Metropolitan Division’s third playoff team. And...
Injured Penguins forward Bryan Rust stays behind as club begins 4-game road trip
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin a crucial four-game western road trip without forward Bryan Rust. The 31-year-old Rust stayed behind in Pittsburgh while dealing with an upper-body injury suffered in the third period of a 7-6 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. Reilly Smith replaced Rust on...
Penguins forward Jansen Harkins hits his stride on the 4th lineVideo
Jansen Harkins is still searching for his first goal of the season. But he found an effective way to reverse some — not all — of the criticism levied his way by Pittsburgh Penguins fans. He hit a Philadelphia Flyers player. Hard. During the Penguins’ wild 7-6 home win against...
Minor league report: Nailers clipped by WingsVideo
Defenseman Isaac Belliveau scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-3 home loss to the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Jordan Martel had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (30-19-1-1) while forward Evan Vierling contributed two assists. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made...
Penguins hold on for wild win over Flyers, but Bryan Rust suffers injury
Bryan Rust long ago proved he can make a substantial impact on the Penguins’ postseason fortunes. A vital component of the franchise’s two most recent Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017, he helped achieve those triumphs with a handful of series-clinching goals. And in 2024, he is doing just...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to face Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Sunday’s home game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status approximately two hours before the start of the contest. In 37 games this season, Jarry has a 15-17-4 record, a 2.46...
Minor league report: Jonathan Gruden, Dmitri Samorukov lead Penguins past IslandersVideo
Forward Jonathan Gruden and defenseman Dmitri Samorukov each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 31 saves on 32 shots and boosted his record to 9-7-2...
Following trade, Emil Bemstrom takes stock of new surroundings with PenguinsVideo
Most fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins are on edge waiting to see if president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas will deal injured winger Jake Guentzel before the March 8 trade deadline. So when the Penguins took to social media platform X on Thursday evening to announce a trade — as...
Minor league report: Penguins, Nailers both loseVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 19 saves on 21 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 16-8-5. Forward Jonathan Gruden scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-18-7-1). Highlights: The...
